19 Stakes Winners for Savabeel

Savabeel three-year-old Ray’s Girl (NZ) bounced back to winning form yesterday at Riccarton taking her first stakes victory in the $50,000 Listed Ekraar at Linwood Park Canterbury Stakes (1600m).

The 19th stakes winner for Waikato Stud’s Cox Plate winning sire Savabeel, Ray’s Girl (ex Natural Rhythm) was unplaced in her stakes debut in the Listed Fordell O'Leary Fillies Stakes and ran a tough second at her last start to Misstrum (Stratum) in the Listed Soliloquy Stakes.

Yesterday’s race saw a top performance from the Rudy Liefting trained filly, coming from off the pace with David Walker in the saddle and producing a big turn-of-foot to race past her rivals to win by just under three lengths.

Bred and sold by Waikato Stud, Ray’s Girl was a bargain purchase, picked up by Bosher Farms at the 2011 Karaka Select Sale for just $6,000. Raced by Harold Bosher, the filly has won two of her seven starts for just under $50,000 in stakes.

A brother to Ray’s Girl was purchased by Tony Cole at this year’s 2012 Karaka Select Sale for $22,000.